parrisw
Tree Freak
Here is my first project that I have built with the wood that I have milled. Its a Adirondack chair. As you can see by the pics, it folds up to for easy storage.
Enjoy
Enjoy
VERY nice job!!!
Nice job on the chair - Great feeling being able to build something without running to the lumber yard first, isn't it?
You can't count the time, I can't anyway unless you're 'in the business' The end satisfaction is priceless as they say.
Yup, the only thing I had to pay for in that chair was some gas for the saws. And a few nuts and bolts/screws/glue. Its a labor of love though. The actual time I have invested in that is quite substantial, if you count the milling as well, and the time to figure out the build. Next one will go faster. I wish I had a band saw, I'm looking for one. Much faster and easier than a jigsaw.
For my adirondacks I've made templates for all the curved pieces out of 1/4" hard board...use them to trace the patterns out and then rough out with the jig saw to within 1/4 - 1/8" of the line. I fasten the templates to the work piece and then clean it up with a pattern bit on my router. Speeds the process up a little and you don't have to sand saw marks off the edges of pieces. I'm going to try and make some more of these out of some edge grain fir that milled last summer - I've got some nice wide boards (8") for the arms. Did you use the Lee Valley plans? Nice job...I like the thickness you choose - good and beefy - but not klunky!
Ya, I made templates as well. But using a trim bit on a router on 2" material, would that work well? I don't have a trim bit that long. I cut to the line, then sanded with a belt sander. No I didn't use any plans at all. Just measured up a chair of my friends.
Here is my first project that I have built with the wood that I have milled. Its a Adirondack chair. As you can see by the pics, it folds up to for easy storage.
Enjoy
Parris,
Looks great!
Is that yellow pine wood?
jerry-
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